On Monday, I got back into the regular swing of things after a great week off school and work. Time until graduation was ticking down, and I could see...the light at the end of the tunnel. All of my classes were going well, I was attending all my karate classes, work was busy and enjoyable, and most of the drama had died down.Callie’s lawsuit against IIT was still pending. The rumor was that the school was pressing for an early trial and that she was delaying, but that didn’t make sense to me.. Just then, I felt a bump against the bottom of my boat. Whether it was some large creature or just a log, I guess I will never know.I gradually began to slow my speed, until I was motionless on the water. A kayak brings one very close to the natural elements. I closed my eyes and concentrated all my senses on the world around me. The sun warmed my skin and seemed to invigorate my soul.I felt the fluttering of my hair as it was moved by the slightest breeze. I heard the chatter of some. Their liability ended when we walked off the gangplank.”Walker sighed.“And, if by some miracle, a cop was around, took an interest, and checked out the luggage cart?”“What?”“He’d find, or she’d find, a black man in a low-paying job who’d made a mistake. That he had legitimate claim checks for most of the bags.”“Maybe I’ll become a con man.”“Right.”Well, another life lesson for Walker — things aren’t as black and white as they seem. What I didn’t tell him was that AKA had done Daddy a favor a. ‘That’s the bedroom. Go in there and wait for me.’ I went into the bedroomand sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about the evening, wondering how to balance my need and my desire for her, my respect for her, her pride and her needs. After about 10 minutes she came in and shut the door. She stood there looking at the floor shyly, completely different from the confident amazon she’d been when she pulled me from my car into her house. ‘Look, Olivia, I need to tell you something,’ I began. She.